National Leisure members travelled to the Isle of Wight recently to visit Heatstar, the UK’s leading manufacturer of highly energy efficient environmental control systems for swimming pools. Heatstar is proud to manufacture all its products exclusively in the UK from their base on the Isle of Wight. The site includes, Heatstar’s head office, its manufacturing […]
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After 29 years in their previous offices, Newson Pools, of Norwich, has taken the plunge and relocated. The new premises offers three times as much floor area as well as having a secure car park and yard. A showroom will provide the opportunity to meet with customers, and show them what is what is available. […]
Business partners, Wrightfield of Suffolk, England, and the Natare Corporation of Indianapolis, USA, have proved a winning combination in the supply of stainless steel pools and moving pool floors, for the QEII Recreation and sports facility in Christchurch New Zealand. The $38.6 million facility replaces the earthquake-damaged venue, which was built to host the 1974 […]
The Aegean LPS range has proved so popular since being launched in 2001 that only the smallest of updates have been made subsequently. Previous changes have focused on incorporating equipment and build methods that have become available to improve energy efficiency and performance. Little has changed to the aesthetics with the original designs standing the […]
A large group of top selling American Whirlpool and Vita Spa dealers visited the factory in Phoenix, Arizona, recently. The 2018 seminar was held at the Hilton Hotel Chandler in between visits to the pool. The trip also included a very informative tour of the factory along with brand specific updates and plans for 2018. […]
Beachcomber Canada, in conjunction with SCP UK, gathered their dealers from around the UK to attend the Horizons Summit in Vancouver. The event saw the unveiling of the new Anniversary model, the Beachcomber 730 with it’s all-new Signature cabinet and Star Trail lighting, plus all the other refinements you would expect of a Beachcomber Hot […]
The weather might have been cold, but the UK’s hottest destination at the end of January was officially Coventry’s Ricoh Arena for SPATEX 2018, UK’s annual wet leisure exhibition. The show was the perfect platform for the UK’s thriving hot tub industry to show off its latest products and services directly to contractors, installers, distributors […]
A local couple visited the Artesian Spas showroom in Doncaster to discuss different swim spa options which lead to a wet test for them and their two daughters in the showroom EP-15 model. Having experienced the swim spa themselves, they fell in love with the system and decided it was the perfect solution to teach […]
Stealing the show at the recent SPATEX exhibition, a hot tub in a VW car proved to be a magnet for visitors. The finished Hot-Dub, which took about seven weeks to complete, was transported via a curtain-sider lorry to SPATEX in Coventry, fork-lifted off and steered into place onto the Plastica stand, where it was […]
Hydropool opted for a James Bond themed casino night and party to celebrate the 2017 success of retailers at its European Awards Ceremony for its Hydropool and La-Z- Boy dealers. The black tie event was held at the Bracknell Hilton and combined the Hydropool European Dealer Conference that coincided with the official launch of two […]
